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Latest Staff Recommendations

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Staff Pick: Victory CityStaff Pick: Age of ViceStaff Pick: SagaStaff Pick: Paper GirlsStaff Pick: Staff Pick: Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someonestaff pick: Someone Else's Shoes: A Novel by Jojo MoyesStaff Pick Weyward: A Novel by Emilia HartStaff Pick: The Invisible Hour by Alice HoffmanCommitment by Mona SimpsonStaff Pick: Couplets: A Love StoryStaff Pick: The Half Moon By Mary Beth KeaneStaff Pick: Romantic Comedy: A Novel (Hardcover) By Curtis SittenfeldStaff pick MaameStaff Pick: His Majesty's Dragon: Book One of the Temeraire SeriesCover of The ExtraordinariesStaff pick Flash FireGender QueerWe All Want Impossible ThingsJoan is OkayCult ClassicNightbitch by Rachel YoderWe Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern IrelandStaff Pick: Lessons in ChemistryStaff Pick: Now Is Not the Time to Panic: A Novel by Kevin WilsonStaff pick: The Authority Gap: Why Women Are Still Taken Less Seriously Than Men, and What We Can Do About It by Mary Ann Sieghart

 

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Staff pick: Demon CopperheadStaff Pick: Five Survive by Holly JacksonStaff pick: Signal Fires: A novel by Dani ShapiroStaff pick: A World of Curiosities: A Novel (Chief Inspector Gamache Novel #18)Staff Pick: Kiss Her Once for MeStaff pick Lavender HouseStaff pick: The Joy of Chocolate: Recipes and Stories from the Wonderful World of the Cocoa BeanStaff pick: The Romance RecipeStaff pick Just Your Local Bisexual DisasterStaff pick: Mistakes Were MadeStaff pick: Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make UsStaff Pick: The WinnersStaff Pick: The Family RemainsStaff Pick: MatrixStaff Pick - Monsters of TempletonThe Whalebone Theatre - staff pickstaff pick the marriage portraitStaff Pick - BakeStaff Pick: BabelStaff Pick: On The RooftopStaff Pick: The Bullet That MissedStaff Pick: California BurningBad City Staff PickChef's Kiss - staff pickLove Radio Staff PickStaff Pick: THE DISPLACEMENTS by Author Bruce HolsingerTOMORROW, AND TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW by Gabrielle ZevinStaff Pick: She Gets the Girl by Rachael LippincottAfterparties: Stories By Anthony Veasna So; Cover Image By Anthony Veasna SoThe Woman In the LibraryWrong Place Wrong Time Staff PickThe Promise - staff pickNightcrawling - staff pickThis Time TomorrowHollywood ParkBook LoversBroken (in the best possible way)Gold DiggersThe IslandTake My HandThe VerifiersCover of The Loveof My LifeCover of Liar's Dictionary Wonderworks staff pickRunning Out

Kids' Book Recommendations!

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Kathleen's Recent Recommendations

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   Kathleen AvatarStaff Pick: The Half Moon By Mary Beth KeaneStaff Pick: Romantic Comedy: A Novel (Hardcover) By Curtis Sittenfeld

 

Samantha's Recent Recommendations

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Amy's Recent Recommendations

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   Amy AvatarCommitment by Mona SimpsonStaff pick MaameWe All Want Impossible ThingsAfterpartiesCover of Bloodlands

 

Beth's Recent Recommendations

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   Avatar of Beth Staff Pick: staff pick: Someone Else's Shoes: A Novel by Jojo MoyesStaff Pick Weyward: A Novel by Emilia HartStaff Pick: The Invisible Hour by Alice HoffmanStaff Pick: Five Survive by Holly JacksonStaff pick: Signal Fires: A novel by Dani ShapiroStaff Pick: The WinnersStaff Pick: The Family Remainsstaff pick the marriage portraitHorse by Geraldine BrooksCover of The Love of My LifeCover of I Must Betray You

 

Zinna's Recent Recommendations

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Em's Recent Recommendations

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   Em AvatarStaff Pick: Everyone in My Family Has Killed SomeoneJoan is OkayCult ClassicNightbitch by Rachel Yoder

 

Mike's Recent Recommendations

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   Mike AvatarStaff Pick: Victory CityStaff Pick: Age of ViceStaff pick: The Authority Gap: Why Women Are Still Taken Less Seriously Than Men, and What We Can Do About It by Mary Ann SieghartStaff Pick: Couplets: A Love StoryStaff Pick: His Majesty's Dragon: Book One of the Temeraire SeriesWe Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern IrelandStaff pick: Demon CopperheadStaff Pick: BabelStaff Pick: California BurningBad City Staff PickTOMORROW, AND TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW by Gabrielle Zevin  

 

Gen's Recent Recommendations

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   Drawing of Genevieve>Staff pick: A World of Curiosities: A Novel (Chief Inspector Gamache Novel #18)The Whalebone Theatre - staff pickStaff Pick - BakeStaff Pick: The Bullet That Missed

 

Sarah's Top 3 Books of 2021

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Em's Top 3 Books of 2022

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   Em AvatarJoan is OkayCult ClassicNightbitch by Rachel Yoder

 

Amy's Top 3 Books of 2021

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Gen's Top 3 Books of 2021

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Beth's Top 3 Books of 2021

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Caitlin's Top 3 Books of 2021

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Samantha's Top 3 Books of 2021

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Recent Fiction Recommendations!

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Recent Nonfiction Recommendations!

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The Dawn of EverythingCover of Having and Being HadCover of A Little Devil in America Cover of How the Word is Passed   Cover of World Traveler  Cover of Stanley Tucci Taste

 

New/Recommended Science Fiction, Fantasy and Dystopian!

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Meet Our Great Good Staff!

Kathleen

Kathleen

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Samantha

Sweet spot: Fiction about Irish characters, rock music and bookstores

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Sweet spot: literary fiction

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Sarah

Donna

Author of middle grade novels

Sweet spot: literary fiction

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My favorite question is, “What do you recommend for building a newborn’s first library?” In addition to board books for babies, I love literary fiction, nonfiction about nature & history, and memoirs.

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Mike

I read literary fiction, essays, some short stories, memoirs, history, and true crime. I’m drawn to stories set in the West, about women’s interior lives, refugees, and literature in translation.

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I'm an audiobook listener, and I love literary fiction, science fiction, non-fiction about science, politics, social issues and law

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Gen

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Zinna

In addition to historical fiction and literary fiction, I'm a big murder mystery fan, especially the classic English manor house mystery, and I can't resist a good Scandinavian noir thriller!

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What I like to read: I dabble in just about all genres, but I primarily read fiction--literary, romantic, fantasy, mystery, thriller, and sci-fi. I am also intrigued by YA fiction in most of those genres, especially teen dystopia or fantasy series. I tend to seek out women, queer/trans and Black authors, especially for memoirs, essays and social justice non-fiction.

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Beth

My book consumption is about 2/3 audiobooks and 1/3 print. My favorite books introduce me to new places, eras and cultures. I’m a big fan of historical fiction and novels that address social and cultural issues.  My “beach reads” tend to be mysteries and novels about extended/dysfunctional families.

 

 

 

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Gold DiggersThe IslandTake My HandThe VerifiersThe Last Confessions of Sylvia PCover of The Loveof My LifeCover of Liar's Dictionary Wonderworks staff pickLittle Foxes